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        Republican
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      • Current Office

        U.S. Senate
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      • First Elected

        11/2/2004
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      • Next Election

        2016
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        0.61%
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      • Votes with Party

        94.18%
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      320 North Main Avenue Suite B Sioux Falls, SD

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    • John Randolph Thune is the junior United States Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a United States Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
      Thune was born in the small town of Murdo, South Dakota, the son of Yvonne Patricia (maiden name Bodine), and Harold Richard Thune. Thune's paternal grandfather, Nick Thune, was an immigrant from Norway who partnered with his brother Matt to start Thune Hardware stores in Mitchell and Murdo, South Dakota. His maternal grandfather was from Ontario in Canada, and Thune's mother had been born in Saskatchewan. Thune was a star athlete in high school, and was active in basketball, ...
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Date Born

BORN

1/7/1961

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Pierre, SD

Home City

HOME CITY

Sioux Falls, SD

Religion

Religion

  Protestant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director, South Dakota Municipal League, 1993-1996 Director, State Railroad Division, 1991-1993 Congressional Aide, United States Senator Jim Abdnor, 1985-1986 Staff, United States Small Business Administration

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present Candidate, United States Senate, 2002 Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-2002 Executive Director, South Dakota Republican Party, 1989-1991 Former Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives

EDUCATION

MBA, University of South Dakota, 1984 BS, Biola University, 1983

FAMILY

Wife: Kimberley; 2 Children: Brittany, Larissa

COMMITTEES JOINED
  • Sen. John Thune

    Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, Ranking Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Member, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, Member,